Shabu Shabu

Chiyo
JAPANESE RESTAURANT
SHABU SHABU

3800 W.Lawrence
Chicago

Parents went with there friends, they liked it a lot. Opinions views?

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Best,
Michael

ABC 7's Steve Dolinsky just did a story on Korean-operated Shabu House in Niles. It looked pretty good and WAAAAY cheaper than Chiyo in Albany Park. I'm excited to try it out, not having had Shabu Shabu for about a year (since I left San Francisco and that city's venerable Shabu Sen restaurant).

Any previous experiences?

Shabu House
Four Flaggs Shopping Center
8257 W. Golf Road
Niles, IL 60714
www.shabuhouse.net (highly recommended)

This is our new favorite restaurant for Shabu Shabu. We used to go downtown to CoCoRo for a long time for Shabu Shabu. The owner has since passed away and his wife has moved back to Japan or New York. The place is now very different. But - Shabu House in Niles is a great place to go for Shabu Shabu. They have many different variations - you can have Vegi Shabu, Seafood Shabu or the traditional beef Shabu Shabu. The service is excellent as are their prices. It is definitely a place to be tried. You will love it. It is located at Golf and Milwaukee in Niles in a Shopping Center where the Jewel is located.

I had a fine dinner at Shabu House earlier this week. The pajun was very good, though on the greasy side. The scallions and seafood (shrimp, squid, artificial crab) were nicely balanced. We ordered the beef & seafood shabu shabu. The beef was fine enough, but I thought the vegetables looked a little sad. Also, the set up of the tables made sharing shabu shabu hard. We sat at a table for two with two recesses for heating. We had the shabu shabu set up on my cousin's side of the table. I had to stand to reach the pot. The standout of our meal was the galbi, which was fantastic--the cut of the meat, the marinade, the done-ness and the garnish all were perfect.

The looped Hungry Hound segment on the big flat screen TV got annoying quickly, but otherwise the space at Shabu House is comfortable and the service pleasant.

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Galbi:

happy_stomach wrote:The standout of our meal was the galbi, which was fantastic--the cut of the meat, the marinade, the done-ness and the garnish all were perfect.

HS,

Galbi does indeed look fantastic, was it cooked in the kitchen or did you cook it table side?

Enjoy,
Gary

G Wiv wrote:HS,

Galbi does indeed look fantastic, was it cooked in the kitchen or did you cook it table side?

Enjoy,
Gary

It was cooked in the kitchen and brought to us promptly. As far as I could tell, the only table cooking at Shabu House is for shabu shabu.

I just went Shabu House in Niles this past week, and thought it was excellent. It was my first time ever going to a shabu shabu restaurant(something I'd wanted to do for many years), and thought the portions of food you get are great for their prices. I loved the sesame sauce you get with whatever meat you decide to get, and both desserts I tried(ordered the fried ice cream, and tried a friend's sweet potato dessert) were great.

Shabu House
Four Flaggs Shopping Center
8257 W. Golf Road
Niles, IL 60714
www.shabuhouse.net

Just so you know they have gift certificates at www.restaurant.com. You can get them on the cheap there. Just watch for promotions.

Mario wrote:Just so you know they have gift certificates at http://www.restaurant.com. You can get them on the cheap there. Just watch for promotions.

which restaurant are you referencing?

I would assume it was Shabu House, as there is a $25 certificate available for $10 on the site. If you search zip code 60714 and results within 1 mile, it will be easy to find.

sorry i wasn't clear on that. i was referring shabu house.

restaurant.com has 80% off promo codes on the regular too. I love getting $25 gift certificates for $2.